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dc.contributor.advisorBovill, Mia S.
dc.contributor.authorWiggins, Alessa Ibrahimen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-07T15:25:01Z
dc.date.available2021-12-07T15:25:01Z
dc.date.created12/6/2021en_US
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.identifiercat-7150740en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/49754
dc.description.abstractPopulation III stars are a theoretical population of metal-free stars which formed during the first billion years after the Big Bang and ended the Cosmic Dark Ages. However, to date, Pop III stars have not been directly observed, as such our knowledge of this population is dependent on theoretical work. Upcoming observations provide us with the first opportunity to detect Pop III stars and their effects. This work focuses on the subset of Pop III stars that end in hyper-luminous Pair Instability Supernovae (PISN), which are within reach of direct detection by JWST. Coupling observed PISN rates to the astrophysics of the first stars requires a quantitative understanding of the dependence of PISN rates on the Pop III stellar initial mass function (IMF). We present results from a new semi-analytic model (SAM) which treats the slope of the Pop III IMF and the maximum mass of Pop III stars as free parameters.en_US
dc.format.mediumFormat: Onlineen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTCU Master Thesisen_US
dc.subjectAstrophysicsen_US
dc.subjectAstronomyen_US
dc.titleDependence of the Predicted Pair-Instability Supernova Rate on the Pop III Initial Mass Functionen_US
dc.typeTexten_US
etd.degree.departmentDepartment of Physics and Astronomy
etd.degree.levelMaster
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.departmentPhysics and Astronomy
dc.type.genreThesis
local.subjectareaPhysics and Astronomy
etd.degree.nameMaster of Science


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